The short video clip entitled The Confession was dedicated to the "Year of Mercy" and was directed by John La Raw from Myanmar. The film got five international film festival awards and was nominated in various international film festivals. The short video clip showed the healing power of forgiveness. The Confession was nominated the best short of the International Catholic Film Festival.
Confession is important in the life of a Catholic. Sin separates us from God and His Church. Repenting our sins through confession reconciles us with God and His Church. Forgiveness is the only thing that can bring healing. Money can never bring healing. And this is something that our Catholic Church need to teach. Christ does not just want to forgive your sins. He also wants to heal your pain. In the film, you can see the power of forgiveness working both ways. One needed forgiveness in order to heal from the guilt caused by his sin. And the other needed to forgive in order to heal from the hurt he carried of losing his father.
Receiving confession only once a year is not enough. In the Way, we have reconciliation at least four times in a year, but the NCW always recommend that a person receives confession as much as possible especially if one has committed a mortal sin.
https://youtu.be/Dz4GIecaA-o
Very touching video clip. The first time I saw a priest go to confession was when I joined the Way. This is not to say that our local priests don't go to confessions. I'm sure they do, but it's not as visible as the priests in the Way.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4iFhx3YJ1g
ReplyDeletehttps://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/how-pope-john-paul-ii-once-saved-a-fallen-priest-from-despair-homelessness-and-alcoholism/
http://www.worksbyfaith.org/the-beggar-and-pope-john-paul-ii/